1. Gustaf Adolph⁸ Longstrom (Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jan.22.1873 in Häljebo, Mo Parish, and died Mar.17.1956 in Tracy, MN. He married Emilia Anderson, daughter of Bengt Andersson and Justina Persdotter. She was born Jul.19.1881 in Härasdmäla, Harlunda Parish, and died Mar.25.1974 in Tracy MN.

Notes for Gustaf Adolph Longstrom:

Gustaf Adolph Långström/Longstrom was born in Bullaren Sweden, Mo Parish, on a farm named Häljebo. He had 2 brothers and three sisters. He farmed and worked with his father as a sheep handler. He left for America on July 21, 1893. He went to Murray county, in the state of Minnesota where he had relatives living and farming. In America the name was changed to Longstrom. He started farming there and, while farming near Slayton Minnesota, he married Emilia Andersson, the sister of his uncle Otto Holms wife Carolina. Emilia and her family were from Härlunda Parish, Kronoberg Län, Småland Sweden. (south Sweden) Gustaf continued to farm in the Slayton, Garvin and Tracy areas of Minnesota. When he retired from farming he and Emilia purchased a store in Burchard Minnesota that his daughter Agnes managed for him. Gustaf raised chickens and did some gardening there. Gustaf & Emilia later moved to Tracy MN. There are many descendants of Gustaf in America. Adolph remembers his dad reading the comic book Tarzan Lord of the apes. This is how he learned to read & write. Adolph says Gustaf used to like to go to town and have a beer and a piece of apple pie. Gustaf was a very hard worker. Gustaf used his horses and wagon to haul granite for the county to pay his taxes. A story about Gustaf that Adolph remembers. The banker said he wanted to see Gustaf, so Gustaf sent him a picture of himself.

One of Gustafs brother Carl also immigrated to Minnesota. Carl never married. Another brother Axel moved to Norway and there are many relatives living there today. His sisters stayed in Sweden. Gustaf & Emilia are the way the names were spelled in Sweden on their birth records. In the USA many times Gustaf is changed to Gustave. Emilia is prounounced eh-mee-lee-ah, (i is e) so it is changed to Emelia in the USA.

Notes for Emilia Anderson:

Emilia was born in Torpet Barkin, Häradsmäla, Härlunda Parish, Kronoberg.

Emilia (Andersson) Longstrom and her family left Sweden on October 30, 1884. Records show it took them three weeks by steam boat. They arrived at Tracy MN. by train and were met by a relative that took them to his home in lake Sarah township. Family members relate their disappointment in coming to America as her father Bengt Andersson was a storekeeper and the family left a nice home back in Sweden. Records show that Bengt Andersson purchased land in section 36, lake Sarah township, Murray county MN.

Emilia's Grandfather, Per Andersson (Peter Hobert) had moved to America earlier with his wife Inga Håkansdotter, and the rest of his family of 8 children, with the exception of Emelia's mother Justina Persdotter, who was the oldest child.

Adolph remembers his mother liked to sew and patch clothes by hand and later a sewing machine. She was good at baking bread. she churned butter and put it in jars and took to town to trade for groceries.

2. Agnes Elvera⁹ Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jan.14.1902 in Garvin, MN, and died May.24.1972 in Tracy, MN. She married (1) Jack Reynolds 1927. He was born 1897, and died 1946. She married (2) Edwin Joseph Almjeld Jun.24.1949. He was born Aug.22.1913, and died May.24.1976.

Notes for Agnes Elvera Longstrom:

Agnes worked as a telephone operator in Tracy, was a cook and waitress in several places, managed the Burchard store for Gustaf & Emilia, and took care of elderly people. She loved to work in the garden and had many plants in her home. Agnes had a cat and a parakeet.

3. Clarence Monroe⁹ Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Apr.02.1904 in Garvin MN, and died Jan.12.1974 in Tracy MN. He married Pearl Cyr Mar.02.1930 in Garvin MN. She was born May.28.1911, and died Jan.28.1993 in Tracy MN.

Notes for Clarence Monroe Longstrom:

Clarence farmed near Tracy, Redwood Falls, and Franklin Minnesota.

Child of Clarence Longstrom and Pearl Cyr is:

4. Helen⁹ Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Aug.12.1906 in Garvin MN, and died Aug.15.1948 in Tracy MN. She married Roy Schumacher.

Child of Helen Longstrom and Roy Schumacher is:

5. Elizabeth Olive⁹ Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jul.18.1909 in Garvin MN, and died May.03.1978 in Balaton MN. She married Donald Ward Weidauer Nov.23.1934. He was born Jul.31.1913, and died Jan.14.1981.

Notes for Elizabeth Olive Longstrom:

Elizabeth worked as a telephone operator in Tracy, and after getting married they farmed near Garvin.

In 1942 the family moved to Seattle Washington, where she worked in the shipyards. She also cleaned homes for a while. In 1949 the family moved back to Minnesota. She candled eggs and cleaned homes until her health would not allow her to work.

Notes for Donald Ward Weidauer:

Donald grew up in the Marshall and Garvin areas living on farms with his family. After he married, he farmed and drove cattle trucks to markets in St. Paul MN. and Sioux City Iowa. When they moved to Seattle, he drove truck for the U. S. Navy. In 1949 when he moved his family back to Minnesota, he worked as a mechanic at a farm machinery shop in Tracy. The family moved to Balaton where he drove truck to pick up farm animals for market, did custom combining, and worked at a farm machinery shop.

Children of Elizabeth Longstrom and Donald Weidauer are:

6. Adolph Eugene⁹ Longstrom (Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Apr.13.1916 in Garvin, MN. He married Lela Edith Hudson Apr.18.1937 in Mpls. MN, daughter of Howard Hudson and Edith Fredricks. She was born Jun.08.1919 in Tracy MN.

Notes for Adolph Eugene Longstrom:

Adolph grew up living on farms around Garvin and then Tracy Minnesota. He went to country school, riding his horse 3 1/2 miles to get there. He also went to Garvin and Tracy schools. He went to Minneapolis in 1936 and went to Barber school, and Barbered one year there before returning to Tracy and farming. He then moved his family to Seattle and worked in the ship yards there. (He drove a 1934 Chevy to Seattle and besides his family, he had his sister Liz and her children Karen & Carol. Don was already in Seattle) He moved back to Tracy and then moved to a farm by Garvin, then bought a farm between Balaton & Russell MN. In 1960 he moved to Mpls. and purchased a Barber shop at the Medical arts building at 9th & Nicolet. He remembers the first car he bought, it was a 1928 Whippet. He had a 1932 Morman and a 1934 Chevrolet as some of the early cars. He enjoyed Pheasant hunting, roller skating at Tipeota resort by lake Shetek and dances. Adolph remembers moving from farm to farm when he was 5-6 years old and driving the cattle and Liz rode horseback. When he started school he could not speak English very good, he spoke Swedish and the kids called him Swede. When Adolph went to barber school he sold a steer to pay for his barber school tuition. He sold the steer for about $90.00 and the tuition was $50.00 in 1936. The length of the barber school was 1000 hours. After finishing his barber school, there were no jobs available in Mpls., so he stayed at the school and cut hair because they were so busy they needed him. There was between 15-20 barbers at his school, and there was another across the street. Haircuts at the school were .25 cents in 1936 and he remembers the school gave him all of it so he would stay. The regular barber shops were charging .40 cents.

Notes for Lela Edith Hudson:

Lela was born in Tracy and went to school there. She lived with her parents in an area of Tracy called Broad acres. Lela worked at the Tracy depot and while living in Minneapolis, she worked at the Milwaukee depot. Then after getting marred she stayed home to take care of the children. She enjoyed dancing, roller skating and gardening. Some things she remembered about her sisters. Mae was a tough cookie when she was young, doing things like chasing Dorothy with a mouse etc. Lela and Mae had to share a bedroom and Dorothy had her own. Dorothy was queen, ha ha.

Children of Adolph Longstrom and Lela Hudson are:

9. Dennis¹⁰ Schumacher (Helen⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Nov.09.1932. He married Mary Ann Deblicek. She was born May.04.1937.

10. Karen Delores¹⁰ Weidauer (Elizabeth Olive⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jan.10.1940. She married Ronald Clarence Almjeld Sep.27.1958. Ronald was born Aug.26.1936.

Notes for Karen Delores Weidauer:

Karen was a part time clerk at a womens dress shop while going to high school. Then she was a stenographer for a Dr. Valentine in Tracy. After she married, she stayed home and raised her family and baby sat with other children in her home. After the girls started school Karen worked in a department store. After the family moved to Worthington in 1975, she was executive secretary for United Way and was parish coordinator for the First Lutheran Church.

Notes for Ronald Clarence Almjeld:

Ronnie grew up while living on farms near Russell and Arco Minnesota. After high school he worked for the C&NW Railroad in Garvin, Tracy, Mankato, and Worthington. He started in the track dept. and then into the clerks dept. and retired after 42 years.

Children of Karen Weidauer and Ronald Almjeld are:

11. Carol Jean¹⁰ Weidauer (Elizabeth Olive⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Dec.25.1941. She married Dallas Wayne Skaug Nov.25.1961. He was born Sep.20.1938.

Notes for Carol Jean Weidauer:

Carol graduated from Balaton high school. She then went to beauty school in Mpls. She worked in a salon in Edina. After getting married the family moved to St. Cloud and she worked for the telephone co.

The family then moved back to Mpls. and she has been a hair dresser in her home and rents a booth in a salon in St. Louis Park. She has worked in a dress shop and also for a manufacture rep. for ladies clothing.

Notes for Dallas Wayne Skaug:

Dallas graduated from Balaton high school. He then went to St. Peter and graduated from Gustavus college, and then received his masters degree in St. Cloud. He taught at St. Louis Park high school for 12 years. He then worked at Cray research as a salesman and as a public relations rep. for 22 years.

Children of Carol Weidauer and Dallas Skaug are:

12. Alice Yvonne¹⁰ Longstrom (Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Dec.08.1938 in Tracy MN. She married (1) Robert Kosse. He was born Feb.10.1936. She married (2) Ronnie Kelm. He was born Mar.15.1942.

Marriage Notes for Alice Longstrom and Robert Kosse:

Alice divorced Robert Kosse in 1970.

Children of Alice Longstrom and Robert Kosse are:

Children of Alice Longstrom and Ronnie Kelm are:

13. Jerald Eugene¹⁰ Longstrom (Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jun.15.1940 in Tracy, MN. He married Colleen Kay Swanson Nov.26.1960 in Russell, MN., daughter of Ellsworth Swanson and Shirley Wilfong. She was born Dec.31.1941 in Tyler, MN..

Notes for Jerald Eugene Longstrom:

Jerry was born in Tracy Minnesota in 1940. His family moved to Seattle for a short time and then back to the Tracy area. They then moved to a farm close to Garvin MN. Jerry started school in Garvin and stayed there until the 4th grade. In 1948 his family moved to a farm by Russell MN. While going to school in Russell he met Colleen Swanson, they graduated together in 1959 and both went to Mpls. to go to school. Jerry went to Business College, then to Barber College, and barbered with his dad Adolph in a Barber shop owned by his dad, in the Medical Arts building at 9th & Nicolet in downtown Mpls. In 1964 he opened his own Barber shop in the suburb of Mound. He barbered there until he moved his family to Phoenix Arizona in October of 1968. Jerry was sick when he was 9 years old and was told he had Steven Johnson disease. It left his lungs with Emphysema like symptoms, and the cold and humid climate in MN did not agree with him. Jerry worked at Continental Bank in downtown Phoenix until 1976, and then he went to Real Estate School, and has been a Real Estate Broker in the Phoenix area since that time. During the time Jerry has been in real estate, he has done some other ventures. In 1983 he and his son Jeffrey started a video store that his son ran. They eventually sold this. Then Jerry went into a partnership with a friend and built custom homes. He built the home at 6941 W Eugie. In 1997 Jerry started to do some research on his great grandfather Ivar Långström. This really interested him and he has done extensive genealogy research on his Longstrom family and many others. Jerry & Colleen have been to Sweden & Norway twice to meet relatives in 1997 & 1999. Jerry has also found Colleens relatives in the US and Sweden and has found some of his mothers relatives the Hudsons, Fredericks and Kruegers in the USA. He has also worked on his great grandmother Anna Maja (Olofsson) Långström family and the Kvanvigs in Norway. Jerry has always had a hobby. He has raised tropical fish, collected baseball cards, collected movies, (reason for the video store) likes to play golf, and now has genealogy to keep him busy.

Notes for Dr. Colleen Kay Swanson:

Colleen was born and raised in Russell Minnesota. She went to school in Russell and that is where she met Jerry. They graduated together in 1959. Colleen graduated as Valedictorian of her class. Colleen then went to the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1963 with a teaching degree in Home Economics. Her first job was at the Minnesota Women's prison, where she taught Home economics. She taught Home economics at Delano MN for a year before moving to Arizona with her family. She then started teaching at Glendale Elementary schools in 1969. She studied and received her Masters degree in 1977 from Arizona State University in Tempe AZ. She then went into administration, and became an Assistant Principal in 1977 at an Elementary school in Glendale AZ. She continued her education and in 1984 she received her Doctorate degree from Northern Arizona University in Flagstaff AZ. In 1989 she became a Principal at Sine Elementary school in Glendale Arizona. She continued there until 1997 when she retired from full time work. She continued to work at the Glendale elementary school district office on a part time basis. Since retiring, she has also done some consulting work in teaching teachers around the state of Arizona, about the new AIMES test that the children will have to pass in the near future to graduate from high school. She has made a 10 day trip to Alaska to do some consulting there. In spring of 2002, she received a call from the Cartwright school district about a position with them. She applied for the job and is now working there full time. Her title is Managing Administrator, and she is working at Frank Borman middle school. The school is on probation, and Colleen is trying to get some changes made to improve the teaching at the school. At this time she has made a two year commitment.

Children of Jerald Longstrom and Colleen Swanson are:

14. Richard Monroe¹⁰ Longstrom (Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Sep.07.1949 in Tracy, MN, and died Apr.16.2003 in Mound MN. He married (1) Barbara Brewster in Mpls Mn. She was born Feb.25.1952. He married (2) Patty Jewel in Mpls MN. She was born Aug.21.1952.

Children of Richard Longstrom and Barbara Brewster are:

Children of Richard Longstrom and Patty Jewel are:

18. Dean Dennis¹¹ Schumacher (Dennis¹⁰, Helen⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Aug.19.1962. He met unknown.

19. David Donald¹¹ Schumacher (Dennis¹⁰, Helen⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jul.03.1965. He married (1) Michele Nov.11.1985. He married (2) Amy Compton Jul.21.1998. She was born Dec.06.1966.

Children of David Schumacher and Michele are:

Child of David Schumacher and Amy Compton is:

20. Juanita Kay¹¹ Almjeld (Karen Delores¹⁰ Weidauer, Elizabeth Olive⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Dec.18.1959. She married Bradley Dean Harberts Oct.13.1979. He was born Nov.22.1958.

Notes for Juanita Kay Almjeld:

Juanita graduated from high school in Worthington. After high school, she graduated from Pipestone Vocational school as a tailor. She did tailoring at men & women's stores and a bridal shop. She was a teller at a savings and loan and graduated from Augustana college in Sioux Falls SD. She works for Lutheran social services with families that are disfunctional and is working for the ELCA Lutheran church to establish a Hispanic Lutheran church in Worthington.

Notes for Bradley Dean Harberts:

Brad grew up on a farm near Rushmore MN. He farmed for himself and now works for the Federal soil conservation district at Worthington.

Children of Juanita Almjeld and Bradley Harberts are:

21. Bernice Lynn¹¹ Almjeld (Karen Delores¹⁰ Weidauer, Elizabeth Olive⁹ Longstrom, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jul.03.1962. She married Richard Dale Robinson Jr. Jul.10.1982. He was born May.19.1961.

Notes for Bernice Lynn Almjeld:

Bernice graduated from high school and then went to vocational school for sales. She sold ads for the newspaper. After her children were born, she worked in a bookkeeping dept. at a bank. Her family moved to LeCenter MN. where she worked as a receptionist at the public health office. Her family moved to St. Cloud MN. where she and Rick went to college. They then moved to Walnut Grove. Bernice graduated from SW state university with a degree in accounting. She is now working at Redwood Falls as an accountant for Redwood County Public Health. The family still lives in Walnut Grove.

Notes for Richard Dale Robinson Jr.:

Rick grew up in the Worthington area. He worked for the city as a meter reader. He raised Silver fox and went into partnership in a fox farm near LeCenter MN. When the family moved to St. Cloud, he went to school for water & sewage treatment. The family moved to Walnut Grove where he works at the city treatment plant.

Children of Bernice Almjeld and Richard Jr. are:

26. Ronald Eugene¹¹ Kosse (Alice Yvonne¹⁰ Longstrom, Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Aug.23.1961. He married Terri Hermal. She was born 1961.

Children of Ronald Kosse and Terri Hermal are:

27. Ronald Kelm¹¹ Jr. (Alice Yvonne¹⁰ Longstrom, Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Jul.11.1976.

Child of Ronald Kelm Jr. is:

29. Jeffrey Eugene¹¹ Longstrom (Jerald Eugene¹⁰, Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Mar.26.1962 in Golden Valley, MN. He married Laurie Marie Treiber Jan.25.1986 in Phoenix, AZ.. She was born Jul.13.1965.

Notes for Jeffrey Eugene Longstrom:

Jeffrey was born in Golden valley Minnesota and moved to Phoenix with his parents. Jeff went to Cactus Wren elementary school and then Cortez high school. After graduating he went to Northern Arizona University for a while and then managed a video store he and his father owned in Glendale Arizona. After selling the store he managed a group of video stores for a company and then went to work for as an assistant manager at an egghead software computer store. He then took a job as an office manager and buyer for a computer co. that wrote software. He currently has his own business building, selling, & servicing computers.

Child of Jeffrey Longstrom and Laurie Treiber is:

30. Gregory Michael¹¹ Longstrom (Jerald Eugene¹⁰, Adolph Eugene⁹, Gustaf Adolph⁸, Ivar Olsson⁷ Långström, Olof Olsson⁶, Olof Rasmusson⁵ Åhs, Rasmus⁴ Olofsson, Olof Rasmusson³ Åhs, Rasmus² Olsson, Olof¹) was born Mar.03.1963 in Golden Valley, MN. He married Keli Tarr Mar.09.1991 in Phoenix AZ.. She was born Sep.27.1965.

Notes for Gregory Michael Longstrom:

Gregory was born in Golden Valley Minnesota and moved to Arizona with his parents. Greg went to Cactus Wren elementary school and then graduated from Cortez high school. Greg then went to Flagstaff and attended Northern Arizona University and graduated from there with an accounting degree. He worked for a private accounting co., then went to work for a food brokerage firm. Greg studied and received his CPA degree and went to work for a co. called Westco as their comptroller. In 1999 Gregory was transferred to Dallas Texas. He worked for Westco for a year and then changed firms and is now working for Michaels, a large co. that has many craft merchandise stores around the USA.

Children of Gregory Longstrom and Keli Tarr are: